Current Grants & Contributions
Earth Protection
- Alaska Conservation Alliance - Anchorage, AK
- Alaska Coal Working Group; Energy Program
- Alaska Conservation Alliance protects Alaska's air, land and water by coordinating the conservation community and empowering Alaskans to participate effectively in the civic arena.
- Center for Science in Public Participation - Bozeman, MT
- Alaska Technical and Regulatory Support Program
- The Center for Science in Public Participation provides objective research, education, and technical advice to grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, regulatory agencies, businesses, and indigenous communities on natural resources, especially those related to mining.
- Cook Inletkeeper - Homer, AK
- Alaska Coal Working Group
- Cook Inletkeeper uses advocacy, monitoring and education to protect Alaska's Cook Inlet watershed and to guarantee clean water for abundant fish and wildlife, healthy communities and strong economies for current and future generations.
- Earthjustice - Oakland, CA
- Alaska Office general support
- Earthjustice is a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.
- Iowa Environmental Council - Des Moines, IA
- Energy and Global Warming Solutions
- Iowa Environmental Council actively works in public policy to provide a safe, healthy environment for all Iowans.
- Iowa Renewable Energy Association - Iowa City, IA
- 2009 Residential Renewable Energy Workshops
- I-Renew is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting more implementation of renewable energy and energy conservation by educating Iowans to achieve long-term social, environmental, and economic sustainability.
- Trustees for Alaska - Anchorage, AK
- General Support
- Trustees for Alaska is a public interest law firm that provides legal counsel to sustain and protect Alaska's natural environment.
- Union of Concerned Scientists - Cambridge, MA
- Midwest Clean Energy Campaign and RE-AMP analysis
- The Union of Concerned Scientists combines scientific analysis, policy development, and citizen education to achieve environmental solutions. UCS strives for a future that is free from the threats of global warming and nuclear war, and a planet that supports a rich diversity of life.
Promotion of Philanthropy
- Association of Small Foundations - Washington, DC
- Local Educational Events
- Association of Small Foundations is a membership organization of nearly 3,000 foundations with few or no staff. ASF enhances the power of small foundation giving by providing donors, trustees, and staff of member foundations with peer learning opportunities, targeted tools and resources, and a collective voice in and beyond the philanthropic community.
- National Center for Family Philanthropy - Washington, DC
- Distribution of research publication 'The Value of Family in Philanthropy'
- The National Center for Family Philanthropy promotes philanthropic values, vision, and excellence across generations of donors and donor families. NCFP provides highest quality information to families.
- Pikes Peak Community Foundation - Colorado Springs, CO
- Local publication: 'Guide to Charitable Giving'
- Pikes Peak Community Foundation advances community philanthropy in the Pikes Peak region.
Volunteerism & Civic Engagement
- CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, Inc - Colorado Springs, CO
- Volunteer Diversity Outreach Implementation
- CASA of the Pikes Peak Region provides a volunteer's voice in court for children who are victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic conflict and promotes community awareness of these issues to ensure safe and permanent homes.
- Catamount Institute - Colorado Springs, CO
- Volunteer and Service Learning Coordinator; Donor Management software
- Catamount Institute inspires ecological stewardship through education and leadership; consciously connects people with nature.
- Children's Literacy Center - Colorado Springs, CO
- 2008 Mother Moon Service Scholarships and related expenses
- The Children's Literacy Center works with the local community, businesses, schools, and families to provide a one-to-one tutoring program for children reading below grade level at no cost to families. For The Leighty Foundation, Children's Literacy Center manages the Mother Moon Service Scholarship Program.
- Fostering Hope Foundation - Colorado Springs, CO
- Sponsor a church Foster Family Assist Team
- Fostering Hope Foundation supports foster parents by recruiting, training, and supporting teams of volunteers from faith communities to assist foster parents in caring for foster children. The teams function as an 'extended family' to the foster family.
- MOPS International, Inc - Denver, CO
- Area Coordinator Leadership Training Event
- MOPS International encourages, equips, and develops mothers of preschoolers to realize their potential as women, mothers, and leaders in the name of Jesus Christ.
- Silver Key Senior Services - Colorado Springs, CO
- Volunteer Resource Support
- Silver Key serves seniors in partnership with community stakeholders to find and implement ways to ensure that the elderly can age safely with dignity, and independence.
- Urban Peak Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs, CO
- Volunteer Resource Support
- Urban Peak helps young people overcome homelessness and other real life challenges by providing safety, respect, essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-reliant adults.
- Uncharted Waters Sports Ministry - Colorado Springs, CO
- Urban Ministries, Volunteer Resource Support
- Uncharted Waters Sports Ministry is an equipping ministry that enhances the vision of the church by providing sports related resources for the effective communication of the gospel.
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado - Denver, CO
- Research on Service and Environmental Stewardship
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado motivates and enables citizens to be active stewards of Colorado's public lands, thereby creating enthusiastic and beneficial stewardship of Colorado's natural and cultural resources.
Health and Education
- Operation Rainbow, Inc - Oakland, CA
- Funding for Volunteer travel to Medical Missions
- Operation Rainbow performs free orthopedic surgeries to correct congenital anomalies for children and young adults in medically underserved countries around the globe.
- Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County - Waterloo, IA
- Parent to Parent Program; Empowering Dads
- Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County works to prevent child abuse and to strengthen families.
Direct Charitable Activities
Jane Leighty Justis works in the promotion of philanthropy and volunteer management. Bill Leighty assists with research in energy policy. Both serve relevant organizations and present their work at conferences.
Contributions
Earth Protection
- 1000 Friends of Iowa
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics
- Alaska Conservation Foundation
- Alaska Interfaith Power & Light
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers
- Earthworks
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Fuller Seminary
- Iowa Interfaith Power & Light
- Juneau Watershed Partnership
- Land Institute, The
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Renewable Energy Alaska Project
- Sitka Conservation Society
- Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
- Southeast Alaska Land Trust
- State of Iowa, Department of Natural Resources
- Nature Conservancy, The
- Tides Center, Rivers Without Borders
- Trails and Open Space Coalition
- World Wildlife Fund
Education
- Cedar Falls Civic Foundation
- Coast Alaska
- Colorado Public Radio: KCFR, KVOD
- Colorado Public Television: KBDI 12
- Columbus Catholic High School
- Discovery Southeast
- Evergreen City Ballet
- Future Self
- Gastineau Channel Historical Society
- Inside/Out Youth Services
- Island Institute, The
- Juneau School District, SE AK High School Science Fair
- Luther College
- McDonough County United Way
- National Public Radio
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- National Wildlife Federation, AK Youth for Envir. Action
- Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program
- Self Help International
- Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Prairie Project
- West High Athletic Foundation
Health
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Doctors Without Borders USA
- Gastineau Humane Society
- My Angel Foundation
- Peak Vista
- Shjon Podein Children's Foundation
- Susan G Komen for the Cure
Human Community
- A Home Within
- Care and Share Food Bank
- Engender Health
- Gazette Charities/Empty Stocking Fund
- Handicap International
- Pathfinder International
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Planned Parenthood of Alaska
- Save the Children
- Milestones Project, The
Peacemaking
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- World Security Institute, Center for Defense Information
Promotion of Philanthropy
- Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- Colorado Nonprofit Association
- Indiana University Foundation, WPI Partners Program
Spirituality
- Bread for the Journey
- Dale House
- Ecumenical Social Ministries
- Family Life Services
- Hope and Home
- New Life of New York City, Inc
- St. Malachy Church
- World-Wide Missions
Volunteerism & Civic Engagement
- CanCare, Inc
- Child Nursery Centers
- Colorado College
- Hope Communities, Inc
- Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Leadership Pikes Peak
- Metro Volunteers
- Partners in Housing
- Turning the Wheel Productions
Women's Interests
- Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
- Women's Resource Agency